Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

With a righteous expression, Marufuji Sho immediately spoke up: "Hayato, you're the strongest one among us! If we encounter any danger, we might have to rely on you as a human shield!"

"What the hell..."

Hearing Marufuji Sho speak the truth, Hayato's face showed a constipated expression. Just as he was about to loudly reprimand Marufuji Sho, the glass door of the lounge was suddenly opened.

"Everyone's worked hard staying up all night, come and take a break~"

Carrying a large plate full of rice balls, and accompanied by a warm greeting, Aunt Duomei appeared in the lounge with a big smile on her face.

"...?!"

Seeing the food in front of him, Hayato, who was about to get angry, swallowed back the words he was about to say and began to swallow hard at the tray in front of him.

There's something delicious...

That’s okay!

"I'm gonna start now!"

Putting his earlier worries behind him, Hayato eagerly picked up the rice ball from the table, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to fully enjoy the happiness that the food brought.

"Plum, beans, and salmon... these are the three flavors."

After introducing the different types of rice balls, Aunt Duomei immediately said, "Let's all cheer each other on! I'll stay up with you tonight too!"

"Oh! I'm relieved to hear that, Auntie Duomei!"

Yuki Judai raised his arm in response to Aunt Tomie's words.

Now that he has made up his mind to resolve this matter, he will naturally not choose to slack off.

"We must catch that bread thief tonight!"

As Yusei clenched his fists and savored the salmon rice ball, he silently made this decision.

265 Muggles cannot comprehend the existence of magic.

After finishing the rice balls that Aunt Tomie brought over, Yusei chatted with Yuki Judai and Asuka for a while to pass the time.

Time passed silently in casual conversation.

Before we knew it, it was already late at night.

After enjoying a delicious meal in the lounge, everyone turned off the lights at Yusei's suggestion and then hid in different places, quietly waiting for the thief to arrive.

The windows were locked, and the iron roller shutters were pulled down. I had already checked everything, and there were no obvious problems.

To use a phrase from a mystery novel, the current sales department is a perfect locked room.

In this situation, Yusei wanted to see what that guy was planning to do.

"Speaking of which... with all this security, is it really possible that guy will come?"

"How about we just open the door..."

seemingly……

We're probably staking out and waiting for someone tonight...

In this situation, shouldn't we deliberately leave a crack in the door to let people in?

Sho Marufuji, who was huddled under the table with Yusei, Jaden Yuki, and Hayato Maeda, waited quietly in the darkness for a while. After noticing nothing unusual, he couldn't help but speak up and make a seemingly reasonable suggestion.

“They’re not stupid, okay… If you deliberately open the door, anyone with a modicum of intelligence would know there’s something fishy inside.” Yusei rolled his eyes at the clever little Marufuji Sho beside him and quietly explained his plan.

To fool others, you must first fool yourself.

He originally planned to handle the matter alone, but since everyone was willing to get involved, he had no objection.

After all, when it comes to catching thieves, the more people the better.

However, teammates like Marufuji Sho are terrible...

It's better not to expect him to play any role.

help?

Ah……

It's good enough if they don't hold us back!

"I see, I see. How come I didn't think of that? You're definitely more reliable, Yusei..."

Slide it down...

Just as Marufuji Sho was marveling at Yusei's scheme, the roller shutter door outside the lounge suddenly started to shake.

It looked like someone was trying to pull up the roller shutter door with force.

At this point in time...

If nothing unexpected happens, the person shaking the door is very likely the thief who stole the golden egg bread!

"That guy... is here!"

Waving to everyone, Yusei then left the table and slowly walked out of the lounge, arriving at the light switch.

In an instant, the indoor lights were switched on, going from extremely dim to extremely bright, similar to the effect of a flashbang.

While the thief is stunned by the flashing lights, the crowd swarms in and takes him down on the spot!

In a little while, Yusei planned to give this intruder a surprise gift.

……

"Holy crap... the roller shutter door was forcibly pulled up... is that lock useless?"

"What on earth is that guy doing?"

Following the direction from which the sound came, everyone slowly raised their heads and looked towards the doorway, where they saw a rather eerie scene.

The roller shutter door, which had been pulled down, was now being lifted up by brute force, revealing a small opening that people could crawl through.

A dark, humanoid figure, shrouded in the night, nimbly slipped through the opening, then cautiously approached the shelf piled high with bread, extending its arm towards the shelf displaying the card-drawing bread...

“…Now!”

Seizing the opportunity, Yusei shouted and reached out to turn on the light switch beside him.

The indoor lights were turned on, and the dazzling light instantly dispelled the surrounding darkness, revealing the true appearance of the shadowy figure to everyone.

"?!"

The dark figure, whose attention was entirely focused on the bread, was startled by the sudden light and Yusei's shout, and stood frozen in place, completely bewildered.

"Good lad...we've finally caught you!"

"Thief! You can't escape this time!"

"...You'll also be responsible for compensating me for the damage to the door!"

The group, who had been observing the shadowy figure, snapped out of their daze and rushed towards the door, blocking the figure in front of the shelf.

"Ugh... Damn it! It was a trap!"

The shadowy figure, blinded by the light, let out a reluctant sigh and stood there, protecting its eyes.

"Hmm? This guy..."

"Holy crap... these savages are something else... I never expected this..."

"Could they be natives of this island...?"

Seeing the silhouette of the figure illuminated by the lights, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

High, bulging muscles, waist-length hair, bronze skin, and a disheveled appearance, dressed only in tattered shorts...

By any measure, he doesn't seem like a normal human being.

"Savage...is he alright...?"

His wild, savage-like figure caused everyone, including Yusei, to momentarily freeze in surprise.

Speaking of...

In this situation, should we call the police or the museum to handle it?

"If we've been discovered, there's nothing we can do about it!"

"...Ughh ...

As their vision gradually returned, the savage, having recovered from his initial shock, let out a threatening shout at Yusei and the others, then pushed the shelf piled high with bread in front of him and rushed toward the roller shutter door.

boom! ! !

With a loud crash, the roller shutter door, originally intended for security, was reduced to a scrap metal by the savage's monstrous strength, leaving a large, human-shaped gash.

Judging from this, it's truly unusable...

The savage carrying the shelf, thus avoiding the crowd, resolutely fled into the pitch-black night.

"stop!"

"...Wait a minute!"

Before he could even process the damage caused by the attack, Yusei, shocked by the savage's actions, hurriedly chased after him in the direction he had gone. After their initial shock subsided, Yuki Jaden and Asuka followed behind Yusei.

After exchanging a glance, Marufuji Sho and Hayato also picked up their feet and followed the three figures.

"...Ah! That person couldn't possibly be..."

Gazing in the direction the group had left, Aunt Domi seemed to have something she wanted to say.

However, at this moment, Yusei couldn't care less about her.

Right now, catching up with that savage is the most important thing.

We can talk about it later.

……

"Whirring whirring……"

Da da da……